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#AA2CAE

#aa2cae ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aa2cae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 17.25% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.3% cyan, 74.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 298.15°, with 59.63% saturation and 42.75% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 5.92.

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Relative luminance0.134

Complementary

  1. #aa2cae
  2. #30ae2c

Split complementary

  1. #aa2cae
  2. #71ae2c
  3. #2cae69

Analogous

  1. #692cae
  2. #aa2cae
  3. #ae2c71

Triadic

  1. #aa2cae
  2. #aeaa2c
  3. #2caeaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa2cae
  2. #ae2c30
  3. #30ae2c
  4. #2caeaa

Square

  1. #aa2cae
  2. #ae692c
  3. #30ae2c
  4. #2c71ae

Monochromatic

  1. #330d34
  2. #6e1d71
  3. #aa2cae
  4. #d053d4
  5. #e090e3

Shades

#aa2cae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa2cae
  2. #99289d
  3. #88238b
  4. #771f7a
  5. #661a68
  6. #551657
  7. #441246
  8. #330d34
  9. #220923
  10. #110411
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa2cae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa2cae
  2. #b341b6
  3. #bb56be
  4. #c46bc6
  5. #cc80ce
  6. #d596d7
  7. #ddabdf
  8. #e6c0e7
  9. #eed5ef
  10. #f7eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa2cae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa2cae
  2. #a634a9
  3. #a23da5
  4. #9d45a0
  5. #994e9c
  6. #955697
  7. #915e92
  8. #8d678e
  9. #886f89
  10. #847885
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #875589 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #035cb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c6cab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af426b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #704db0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d59ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad3a8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa2cae {
  color: #aa2cae;
}
Background
.bg-aa2cae {
  background-color: #aa2cae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa2cae {
  border: 2px solid #aa2cae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa2cae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 44 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 60% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa2cae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa2cae, #ae2c71);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa2cae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 44 174 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.92 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.45 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.79 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.01 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.29 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 10.15 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.59 #55d351 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#aa2cae  rgb(170, 44, 174)  hsl(298, 60%, 43%)  Purpureus
#30ae2c  rgb(48, 174, 44)  hsl(118, 60%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#aeaa2c  rgb(174, 170, 44)  hsl(58, 60%, 43%)  Brass
#2caeaa  rgb(44, 174, 170)  hsl(178, 60%, 43%)  Light Sea Green